I guess I don't understand. The intensity extreme and matrox mxo2 mini both have 3 types of analog input and output. I use both connected to an iMac via tmunderbolt. I connect both to a pvm20 via component analog and to an HS LCD via HDMI. The matrox USA more powerful for conversions up/down or cross. It can also output multiple streams- for example it can cross convert 720p to 1080i on output while simeultaneously outputting a hardware converted 486i SD singal either center cut or letterboxed. That little mini can do nearly as much as a full blown AJA except tape deck control- but a cheap USB serial port adapter and rs422 cable does that. The downside of the mini and extreme are the connections. No SDI or XLR or BNC. They're also limited to 2channel analog input.